Urban transport news from Europe
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Metro Report InternationalSpeeding up tunnel cleaning on the Helsinki metro
FINLAND: A wall-washing wagon has been produced which can cover 2 km of Helsinki metro tunnel during a single night shift. The metro’s tunnels, including the walls, ceilings, rails, equipment housings, fire doors and escape routes, are washed once a year. The process usually takes around ...
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London Underground seeks passenger feedback on gap-bridging device
UK: Trials are underway with a bridging device designed to improve accessibility at step-free London Underground stations where there remains a small gap between the platform and train carriage. Designed to provide additional support, comfort and reassurance to passengers, the device is the same width as ...
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Fifth metro line opens in Milano
ITALY: The initial 5·7 km eastern section of metro Line M4 in Milano opened between Linate Airport and Dateo on November 26. The opening ceremony for the city’s fifth metro line was held at 12.30 by Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milano and Deputy Prime Minister of ...
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London Underground accessibility priorities
UK: Transport for London has published the results of a consultation on public priorities for step-free access, which it will use to help understand which stations would be good candidates for future work, subject to securing funding. The consultation attracted more than 5 500 responses. Findings ...
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Lausanne orders 10 trams for Line T1
SWITZERLAND: Stadler announced on November 10 that it had signed a contract with operator TL Lausanne to deliver 10 standard gauge Tramlink trams plus spare parts and maintenance equipment for the city’s future T1 tram line which is currently under construction. Stadler had been selected as ...
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Bergen’s second Bybanen line opens
NORWAY: Revenue services on Bergen’s second light rail line began on November 21, following a ceremonial opening three days before and two days of free travel.
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External partners join RENFE’s MaaS platform
SPAIN: The first five external partners have signed up to participate in the Dōcō Mobility-as-a-Service platform being developed by national train operator RENFE Operadora to support multimodal journey planning, booking and payment. Bolt is a taxi and car with driver hire company active in Madrid, Barcelona, ...
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Perm tramway modernisation concession awarded
RUSSIA: A 30% increase in the commercial speed of tram services in Perm is expected following the award of a 20-year PPP concession for modernisation of the network. The local government has signed a contract with Movista Regions covering the reconstruction of 35 km of route ...
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Transport for London to award fare collection operation and expansion contract
UK: Transport for London has begun procurement for the Project Proteus contract to operate, maintain and expand its fare collection systems, which envisages a number of changes to the business. The contract has an estimated value of £800m over a seven-year term, which will start when ...
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Former Prime Minister Jean Castex named RATP CEO
FRANCE: The RATP supervisory board has confirmed the appointment of former Prime Minister Jean Castex as the new Chief Executive of the Paris transport operator, replacing Catherine Guillouard who stepped down at the end of September. Now 57 years old, Castex served as Prime Minister of ...
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Driverless NEOMMA trainsets to operate revamped Marseille metro
FRANCE: The first of 38 rubber-tyred trainsets being built for the Marseille metro was unveiled at Alstom’s Valenciennes-Petite-Forêt plant on November 9.
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Paris tests metro Line 9 signalling upgrade
FRANCE: RATP has started test running with the Octys train control system being installed on Paris metro Line 9.
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Milano metro fleet to grow
ITALY: Hitachi Rail has been awarded a framework agreement to supply 46 metro trainsets to Milano operator ATM.
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Chelyabinsk orders 74 trams
RUSSIA: UKVZ has won a contract to supply 74 trams to Chelyabinsk at cost of 74m roubles each. An initial 33 cars are due to be delivered by June 2023, and the remaining 41 by November 2023. The advance payment for each delivery is 80%. UKVZ ...
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Tarragona light rail scheme advances
SPAIN: FGC has awarded a contract to produce specifications for the proposed Tramvia del Camp de Tarragona light rail line.
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Modernised trains to serve Paris Line 6
FRANCE: Work has started to modernise a fleet of 45 rubber-tyred MP89CC trainsets for use on Paris metro Line 6.
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Cádiz Trambahía tram-train line opens
SPAIN: The Trambahía tram-train line in Cádiz has opened as the country’s first 1 668 mm gauge tram-train line. It includes 13·7 km of new tramway between Pelagatos and Río Arillo, from where services run 10·3 km into Cádiz over RENFE main line tracks shared with ...
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Transport for London power purchase procurement paused again
UK: Transport for London has once again postponed plans to source 10% of its power needs from new-build wind or solar farms through a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement. The initial procurement, codenamed PPA Comet, had been withdrawn after what TfL told Metro Report International was ’a ...
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Supertram to be publicly operated from 2024
UK: Sheffield’s Supertram light rail services are to be operated by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority through a publicly-owned ‘arm’s length’ company once Stagecoach’s current contract ends in March 2024. SYMCA — formerly the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive — said the change forms part of ...
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Krasnodar tram network expansion concession
RUSSIA: Work has begun on a major tramway expansion programme in Krasnodar. This includes 71 km of new line to more than double the network by 2029, and the introduction of 10 to 12 new routes. Work on the western section is underway under an agreement ...
